Hi guys so this just happened to me, i used a 013 celcom prepaid number for a long time, before switching to umobile postpaid plan for work purpose, since my cousin told me they use umobile without any problem, but i soon to realize umobile is the worst in ranking and also it will often drop to 3g and it's 3g is slow to even use, so i decied to cut and cancel the whole plan by going to umobile store, little did i know cancelling means not just the plan but the number will be terminated as well (i am dumb i know), so now i had no choice and bought a new digi postpaid with new number 016, is there anyway at all to maybe find the number back and buy it back when it's recycled? and how long will that normally be to be recycled? i called celcom they told me to walk-in to their store ask better, i do not really want to lose that number, more than 6 or 7 years i don't know, but many stuff is tied to it for example bank apps, contact off course and other etc

Just go to any telco centre you preferred (not the telco you're using rn) nearby and ask if they can help in porting you into their postpaid plan. Usually if you cancel postpaid plan with any telco, your number will be terminated UNLESS you decided to port in to other telcos.

Essentially what I'm saying is you WILL not lose your number if you port-in to other telco. If you decided to cancel your subscribtion without any plan to port-in, then you will lose your number.

This post has been edited by MapleSyrup77: Nov 1 2019, 11:48 AM

um already knew this since i just canceled it not what i am asking

Go to Celcom, take back the number but need to sign up as postpaid. It's like you ask for special number instead of choosing random number.

but need to wait till they recycle the number right?

you know lowyat.net since Dec 2013 but no idea what is MNP ?

This post has been edited by JLA: Nov 2 2019, 12:20 AM

Mostly cannot get back since terminated.

013 originates from celcom's pool.
walk-in to celcom. don't delay.


i signed-up a 0194* number from celcom.
the previous owner forgot to pay bill for 3mth.
he went to umobile; umobile told him to check with Celcom. repetitively.

somehow in-between his visits, the number was put on offer and i snapped it up.
learned this because his maid kept misscalling. he offered to buy back but i declined since the distance between us just to thumbprint a transfer.

i never really dig into telco stuff and never use a postpaid before leh, umobile is my first postpaid but sucks balls

interesting story lol